PKS 0202 + 149 is a low-power radio source with blazar-like \gamma -ray AGN characteristics .
We investigate its properties and classification in relation to its \gamma -ray characteristics .
This source shows a hint of low frequency turnover at about 200 MHz .
Radio imaging data of 0202 + 149 at different frequencies show differing morphologies on both kiloparsec ( kpc ) and parsec ( pc ) scales .
The overall source shows a triple structure of a core and double lobes with a total projected size of \sim 1.3 kpc .
The compact source structure of 0202+149 is reminiscent of a compact steep spectrum ( CSS ) source .
At pc scales a core-jet structure extends \sim 25 pc ( in projection ) at a position angle perpendicular to the kpc-scale structure .
The curved pc-scale structure with a jet and inner lobe suggests that the CSS nuclear activity has recently re-started although its power has been decreasing , while the kpc-scale lobes are relics of earlier activity .
A maximum apparent superluminal motion of \sim 16 c is detected in the jet components , indicating a highly relativistic jet flow .
The brightness temperature of the core is lower than the average value found for highly-beamed , \gamma -ray AGNs , indicating a lower radio power and a relatively lower Doppler boosting factor .
The CSS radio classification indicates that blazar-like \gamma -ray properties can also be manifested in low-power CSS radio sources with the appropriate jet and beaming properties .